Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Local obituaries for our Badger Funeral Home & Ashelawn Memorial Chapel with funeral services throughout North Carolina, including West Jefferson, Jefferson and adjoining counties.
Mr. Timothy Keith Calloway
Oct 27, 2013
Mr. Timothy Keith Calloway age 51, of Mount Holly, NC died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC. Mr. Calloway was born April 4, 1962 in Ashe County to John Lester and Estella Sheets Calloway. Mr. Calloway was preceded in death by his father. He was a member of Riverside Baptist Church in Cramerton....
Mrs. Alma Barker Miller
Oct 27, 2013
Mrs. Alma Gean Barker Miller age 78, of Warrensville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, October 27, 2013 surrounded by family. Mrs. Miller was born on January 23, 1935 in Ashe County to Benjamin Denis and Mamie Osborne Barker. Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of fifty nine years, Marion...
Dawn Marie Roark Staley
Oct 26, 2013
Dawn Roark Staley age 57, of Lenoir, formerly of Ashe County, died on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Staley was born on December 30, 1955 in Ashe County to James Butler and Connie Brown Roark. Her hobbies included playing piano, crocheting, and crafts. She enjoyed camping, playing games, and Facebooking with family and friends. Mrs. Staley was...
Mr. Claude Hampton Severt
Oct 26, 2013
Mr. Claude Hampton Severt age 87, of Jefferson, NC died Saturday, October 26, 2013 at his home. Mr. Severt was born January 18, 1926 in Ashe County, NC to Tom and Louise Dillard Severt. Mr. Severt was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Florence Severt and Maude Dillard, six brothers, Millard, Troy, Fred, Charlie, George and Albert Severt...

Robert James Miller
Oct 24, 2013
Robert James Miller, 72, passed away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 at his home. Survivors include son Mark Polovitch of Manassas, VA, daughter Danielle Miller of Culpepper, VA, brother Kyle Miller, sister-in-law Arletta Miller, several cousins, seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Carrie Nance Miller and his wife, Shirley Miller. Robert was...
Lillie Perry Blevins
Oct 24, 2013
Mrs. Lillie Perry Blevins age 81, of West Jefferson, died on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson. Mrs. Blevins was born on May 28, 1932 in Ashe County to Monroe and Ollie Davis Perry. Mrs. Blevins was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Elisha Blevins, son, David Blevins, daughter, Thelma Louise Blevins, two brothers...

Haskell "Frog" Norris Hartsog
Oct 23, 2013
Mr. Haskell Norris "Frog" Hartsog, age 83, of West Jefferson, NC died on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson. Mr. Hartsog was born on March 30, 1930 in Ashe County, NC to the late Cephas Elcaney and Hattie Howell Hartsog. He enjoyed fishing and making bird houses. Mr. Hartsog retired from Southern Devices. Funeral services will...
Mr. Robert C. Blevins
Oct 20, 2013
Mr. Robert Chester Blevins age 87, of Millers Creek, NC died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at The Villages of Wilkes in North Wilkesboro, NC. Mr. Blevins was born March 11, 1926 in Clinchfield, WV to Stanley and Lucy Howell Blevins. Mr. Blevins was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Rebecca Jane Blevins, brothers, Joe, Carl, Clarence, Neal Lee...
Mrs. Erma Hart Badger
Oct 15, 2013
Erma Hart Badger, age 86 of McConnell Street, Jefferson, passed away on Tuesday evening, October 15, 2013. Mrs. Badger was born on January 12, 1927 in Ashe County to the late Fred Cox and Musie Duke Hart of Nathans Creek. She was a faithful member of Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church, attending regularly until she became too ill to attend. She...
Earl Leonard Lewis
Oct 13, 2013
Mr. Earl Leonard Lewis, age 87, of Creston, NC died on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson. Mr. Lewis was born on May 13, 1926 in Ashe County, NC to the late Everett and Beatrice Cornette Lewis. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by three wives, Esther Lewis, Lillian Lewis and...
Pauline Pennington Mahaffey
Oct 5, 2013
Mrs. Pauline Pennington Mahaffey age 89, of Creston, died on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Mountain Living Center in Jefferson. Mrs. Mahaffey was born on May 9, 1924 in Ashe County to the late Rudy and Danford Graybeal Pennington. Mrs. Mahaffey was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Raymond Mahaffey, two brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Mahaffey was...

Dorothy Jones Mayberry
Oct 4, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy Jones Mayberry age 81, of Creston, died on Friday, October 4, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Mayberry was born on November 25, 1931 in Ashe County, NC to the late Thomas and Maggie Sapp Jones. Mrs. Mayberry was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Gwyn H. Mayberry. Mrs. Mayberry was a member of Big Laurel Mennonite...

Mrs. Ruby McCoy Weaver
Oct 3, 2013
Mrs. Ruby McCoy Weaver age 92, of West Jefferson, NC died Thursday, October 3, 2013 at the home of Margaret, Elbert and Anthony Graybeal. Mrs. Weaver was born July 28, 1921 in Creston, NC to James Quincy and Mary Pennington McCoy. Mrs. Weaver was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John Benjamin Weaver, three brothers, Ray McCoy, Hugh...
Mrs. Annice Harless Ellis
Oct 2, 2013
Mrs. Annice Harless Ellis age 77, of West Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Ellis was born September 19, 1936 in Ashe County to Marvin and Gladys Hartzog Harless. Mrs. Ellis was preceded in death by her parents. Graveside services will be held Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 3:30 pm at the...
Miss Elizabeth "Beth" Jeanie Houck
Oct 2, 2013
Miss Elizabeth "Beth" Jeanie Houck age 44, of West Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Miss Houck was born December 8, 1968 in Jefferson, NC to Dean McKinley and Margaret Stevens Houck. Miss Houck was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Michael Dean Houck and sister, Linda Joyce Houck. Beth was...
Miss Angela "Angie" Marie Okrenuk
Oct 1, 2013
Miss Angela "Angie" Marie Okrenuk age 33, of West Jefferson, died on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Miss Okrenuk was born July 18, 1980 in New Castle, DE to the late Thomas Peter and Deborah Johnson Okrenuk. Angie enjoyed going to church, listening to music and she loved to eat....
Dr. Carson Meade Keys
Sep 28, 2013
Dr. Carson Meade Keys, age 87, of West Jefferson, died on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Ashe Assisted Living Memory Care in West Jefferson. Dr. Keys was born in Statesville, NC on July 3, 1926 to the late Carson and Dell Hart Keys. He grew up in the Nathans Creek community. He served in the Naval Air Corps during World...
Mrs. Joan Bare Head
Sep 28, 2013
Mrs. Joan Bare Head age 77, of West Jefferson, NC died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Head was born March 14, 1936 in Ashe County to Roger and Virginia Johnson Bare. Mrs. Head was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Max Head, two sisters, Evelyn Lyons and Dorothy "Dot" Honeycut and brother, Bill Bare. Mrs....
Elmer Lewis Segraves
Sep 23, 2013
Elmer Lewis Segraves, age 89, of West Jefferson, NC died on Monday, September 23, 2013 at Margate Health & Rehab Center in Jefferson. Mr. Segraves was born on April 4, 1924 in Ashe County, NC to the late Coy and Goldie Eller Segraves. In addition to his parents Mr. Segraves was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Mae Taylor...

Mr. Harold Perry
Sep 23, 2013
Mr. Harold Perry age 69, of Lansing, NC died Sunday, September 22, 2013 at his home. Mr. Perry was born on October 1, 1943 in Ashe County to Voil and Lou Greer Perry. Mr. Perry was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Boyd Perry. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 12:00 noon at...